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@Tracy- Keep us informed as to what you decide to do. Hugs to Mags! |
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I've been a home cooker now for my dogs for 12 years. I would never formulate a diet for a dog w/ a problem all by myself. I am experienced at this and probably could write my own diet of ingredients including supplementation but I don't. I consult with Dr. Remillard veterinary nutritionist and Diplomate of the ACVN and let her guide me. As much as I know about this topic from 12 years of doing it, I will never come close to knowing what she knows. I'll give you an example -- my dog Daisy is showing some very early signs of kidney disease. It is so early that it was picked up in her urine. Naturally, I want to slow the progression as much as possible. I took her to my vet, and then to her internal medicine specialist. Both of them had some diet suggestions. To be thorough, I emailed Dr. Remillard with whom I have a long relationship. She made a minor adjustment to Daisy's diet that no one else thought important to make. She is a specialist....to think I could ever come close to someone with all her experience who has worked in a large urban boston hospital that sees 40,000 animals per year and now at a large university vet school.....I could never do my dogs that injustice of leaving their nutritional needs to me and me alone. Just my thoughts, take what you want from them. |
I started cooking for Harlie when she was 18 months old, she stopped eating ANY bagged kibbles. She loves grilled chicken or roasted turkey, white rice and green beans or sweet peas all mixed with a teaspoon of puried pumpkin. The pumpkin makes for perfect poopies with little pink bows on them :D. |
Well, I talked to our vet today, and yes, doc does recommend a supplement if I choose to switch to homemade for the furkids, which they do sell there at the vet, it's Pet tab Plus, by Pfizer. I did a quick search on it and AM NOT happy with what I found. If you do a search on "Pfizer Pet Tab Plus Warning On Lead Poisoning," you'll come up with all kinds of warnings on this supplement. Not one I would choose now.... :-( Is ANYTHING safe now days?? As for Mags, as much as I didn't want to hear it, he doesn't recommend changing her diet AT ALL, but said the final decision is mine. He said he knows how sick she was last time we tried to change her diet, brought up that she has a compromised immune system and her system doesn't handle change well AT ALL. I knew he was going to say that. The formula I have her and Jazzie on hasn't been recalled yet, but another formula by Wellness has, and since the company lied to me, I don't trust them anymore. I seriously don't know what to do. I feel like either way I turn is a no win situation. Just sick to my stomach and totally discusted here.... |
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One of my pups, Cookie, has lymphangectasia, a protein losing enteropathy and also IBD; and I consulted with a vet nutritionist and I am home cooking for her. She is doing fantastic....that condition is managed with proper diet. I have exact amounts that I cook for her each day...everything is drawn out for me including the supplements. I don't make this up on my own. It is not hard to do and, as I said, it has saved her life. She was very, very sick in December and is thriving now. A couple of years ago I had consulted with a vet nutritionist for another pup who has since passed. He had pancreatitis and also renal issues so all of the dog foods were a problem for him. The home cooked diet I was given was great for him and kept him alive for much longer than he would have been without it. I encourage you to go to American College of Veterinary Nutrition and really consider a vet nutrionist consult. |
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